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The civil rights era was rife with discord. Graphic novelist Lila Quintero Weaver was 5 years old in 1961 when her family moved from their home in Argentina to central Alabama, just 27 miles from Selma.  As a young immigrant in the Jim Crow South, Quintero Weaver remembers school desegregation. The marches from Selma in support of African-Americans’ right to vote and the violence surrounding it were the “hallmark events of the region,” she said. Quintero Weaver will reflect on these pivotal

Warm up the cider, dig out the sweater, and grab the phone for those perfect fall pics! It’s here. Whether you have years of traditions established or are just starting new ones, Fall in Wisconsin is a favorite time of year for many. Locally, there are many options for making your Autumn days a little more magical…and they’re close to home! Music, wine tastings, sports, Halloween bashes and MORE! Chippewa County has every activity in the book. Sneak a peek

A pizza delivery turned crusty in Marshfield. The assistant manager at Domino’s, Tyrese Dickerson, reported that a customer, later identified as a 45 y/o Marshfield female was upset due to a pizza order confusion. The female caused a verbal dispute with Dickerson and Sue Fowler, a deliver driver. During this incident one specific juvenile male that accompanied the female, caused a disturbance with Dickerson and Fowler, yelling multiple profanities towards them. The juvenile was issued a Disorderly Conduct citation. 

Police in De Pere say they are not giving-up on finding the man who attacked a mom along a local hiking trail last week. Police yesterday said the case is still a priority, though they didn’t have any new details to share. Investigators say the mom was assaulted at the East River Trail. There was a person of interest in the case, but there’s been no arrest yet.

There’s another lawsuit against former Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah for one of his officer-involved shootings.  The family of Jay Anderson Jr. filed the new federal civil rights claim in Milwaukee. The lawsuit says Mensah had no reason to approach Anderson while he was intoxicated and sleeping in his car in a public park, late at night back in 2016. Mensah shot Anderson after Anderson reached for a pistol.  The lawsuit says Anderson was “executed.” Mensah has been cleared in

One Fall Creek parent says the lawsuit aimed at getting kids in schools to mask-up is essentially blackmail. Local parent and Treasurer of Republican Party of Wisconsin, Brian Westrate says there are some parents in the school district who wouldn’t mind seeing kids wear masks, but he says there are very few who want an out-of-towner targeting their school to make a political point. Westrate says Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad is a bully who is trying to blackmail

The latest round of coronavirus money in Wisconsin is going for crime prevention. Governor Tony Evers yesterday unveiled plans to spend 45 million-dollars on crime prevention and victim services. None of the money is earmarked for more police officers. The governor says the money is an investment in safer communities. Much of the money would go to violence prevention efforts in and around Milwaukee. The city has seen a spike in violent crimes, specifically murders and shootings, over the past two years.

The push for new hunter rules and regulations in Wisconsin got a little rock-and-roll help yesterday. Republican lawmakers welcomed Ted Nugent to the Capitol to help press for their Sporting Freedom Package. The proposal would cut red tape and make it easier for hunters and fishermen in the state to get out into the field or on the river. Nugent, who is a famous hunter himself, says too many regulations can end hunting and fishing in a blink of an eye.

The head of Wisconsin’s largest business group says every business in the state is worried about shortages.  Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce President Kurt Bauer yesterday said businesses in the state are dealing with both a shortage of workers and products. He said shortages are really hurting the state’s manufacturers. Bauer said the next worry is a possible energy shortage this winter. He said manufacturers in the state are bracing for price spikes just to keep the lights on.

The next vaccine push in Wisconsin is going to come in rural counties and certain neighborhoods in bigger cities. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said it’s going to spend 27 million-dollars to promote racial and geographic equity in the state’s coronavirus response. DHS’s numbers show a huge racial vaccine gap. Over two-and-a-half million white people in the state have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine, compared to under 150 thousand blacks and nearly 200 thousand Hispanics. CLICK HERE